"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen)
02/11/2014 at 16:35 • Filed to: None

bored at work: It is quite tough to type two of the same letter in a row by simply holding the key down. I often end up with 3 of the same letter. Sometimes I can do it though, try it if you are bored!

DISCUSSION (24)

Brian Silvestro > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
02/11/2014 at 16:39

This is shockingly frustrating/entertaining.

Steve Zissou > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
02/11/2014 at 16:41

another good bored game....6 degrees of Wikipedia. Think of 2 different Wikipedia subjects, then navigate from one to the other using only links within articles. Example: Albert Einstein to Porsche 911.

Albert Einstein > United States > Automobile > Automotive Industry > Porsche > Porsche 911

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Brian Silvestro
02/11/2014 at 16:43

it's pretty much like that flappy bird game on Android. How many times can you do this in a row without screwing up? I'm at 2. Haha.

ttyymmnn > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
02/11/2014 at 16:44

Well, that's interesting. Holding down the "a" key or the "e" key in the Kinja editor, and presumably other keys, allows you to choose various accented or non-English characters. No idea if this is a Mac/Forefox-specific feature.

Brian Silvestro > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
02/11/2014 at 16:46

That game frustrates me also, and I've only played it once.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Steve Zissou
02/11/2014 at 16:48

Haha, that's a pretty cool challenge!

I'm going to try Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson to Ford Mustang.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Steve Zissou
02/11/2014 at 16:50

hmm that wasn't too hard

Dwayne > Fast 5 > Ford GT40 > Ford Mustang

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > ttyymmnn
02/11/2014 at 16:51

eaaaaaaa

that's what happens when i try to do that.

Let me try again:

aeeeeeeee

aeeeee

eaaaaa

ttyymmnn > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
02/11/2014 at 16:53

Interesting. I wonder if it's a Mac thing. What system/browser are you using?

desertdog5051 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
02/11/2014 at 16:55

You can adjust the repeat rate if you want to.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Brian Silvestro
02/11/2014 at 16:58

yeah, same here, I got to 3, I think. I deleted it.

Steve Zissou > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
02/11/2014 at 16:58

Try getting from Marilyn Monroe to flying squirrel

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > ttyymmnn
02/11/2014 at 16:59

Win7/Chrome

I remember my keyboard in Europe would act much differently than a computer that's configured for US-English use. I think it is all up to what language your keyboard is setup for or perhaps it's a mac thing.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > desertdog5051
02/11/2014 at 16:59

yeah, but that wouldn't be fun! I'm talking stock-windows settings yo!

Brian Silvestro > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
02/11/2014 at 17:00

I didn't delete it! Is my phone worth money now?

ttyymmnn > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
02/11/2014 at 17:01

I think it might be a Mac thing. I can very easily enter characters like é è ü ç ß etc. by using the Option key. I've described this to Windows users who have said it's much more difficult on that system. I'm not certain, though, as I've never used Windows more than I absolutely have to.

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
02/11/2014 at 17:06

lliiikkee tthhiiiisss??

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Steve Zissou
02/11/2014 at 17:09

damn that's a tough one!

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Steve Zissou
02/11/2014 at 17:14

I've done it!

Marylin Monroe > 20th Century Fox > Fox Cartoons > Eek! The cat > Squirrel > Pteromyini (which is also known as a flying squirrel)

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > ttyymmnn
02/11/2014 at 17:15

if you set your keyboard, in windows, to a language that those keys are common in, there are very easy shortcuts to them.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos
02/11/2014 at 17:16

ooh you did it on the l, the k, the e, the t and the h!!!

Your longest string is two though, so your score is 2.

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
02/11/2014 at 17:22

ffuuccckk tthhhiiss ggaammeee

ttyymmnn > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
02/11/2014 at 17:23

I guess that's the trick. On the Mac keyboard, no changes are necessary.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos
02/11/2014 at 17:54

ooooh 5 consecutive, we have new record!